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Bordeaux, Councils Of (Concilium Burdeganlense) Of these there were several. I. Held in 385, by order of the emperor Maximus, against the Priscillianists. Instantius and Priscilliainus were called upon for their defence. The former made out so bad a case for himself that he was judged unworthy of the episcopate. Priscillianus, fearing the same treatment, … Continue reading “Bordeaux, Councils Of”

Bordeaux, University of The University of Bordeaux was founded during the English domination, under King Henry VI, in 1441, by a Bull of Pope Eugenius IV, at the demand of the archbishop’s officials, Pierre Berland being at the time archbishop, and of the Aquitanian councillors. It did not, however, receive official recognition from the king … Continue reading “Bordeaux, University of”

Bordeaux (BURDIGALA). Archdiocese; comprises the entire department of the Gironde and was established conformably to the Concordat of 1802 by combining the ancient Diocese of Bordeaux (diminished by the cession of Born to the Bishopric of Aire) with the greater part of the suppressed Diocese of Bazas. Constituted by the same Concordat metropolitan to the … Continue reading “Bordeaux (2)”

Borde, La SEE LABORDE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Bordas-Dumoulin, Jean-Baptiste a French philosopher, and stanch advocate of the rights and liberties of the Gallican Church, was born, Feb. 18, 1798, at Montagnac-la-Crempse, and died 1859. He endeavored to reconcile all the political and social consequences of the French Revolution with the religious traditions of Gallicanism. His principal works are: 1. Lettres sur l’eclectisme … Continue reading “Bordas-Dumoulin, Jean-Baptiste (2)”

Borcht, Peter Van Der, Sr. a Flemish landscape painter and engraver, was born at Brussels about 1540, and died in 1608. As a painter he gained very little distinction. He had great fertility of invention, but was not very judicious, either in the attitudes of his figures or the composition of his groups. The following … Continue reading “Borcht, Peter Van Der, Sr.”

Borccos SEE CEPHAR-BARCAE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Borccos (2) SEE CEPHAR-BARCAE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Borchard, G a minister of the Lutheran Church, and a native of Germany, arrived in Nebraska in 1877, as a missionary to the German population. As a scholar his attainments were of the highest order. To the German Lutherans he was well known as a correspondent of the Kirchenfreund, especially by his letters on Japan. … Continue reading “Borchard, G”

Borborites Or Borborianians (Borboritce and Borboriani, so called from , i. q. dirt-eaters), a sect of the Gnostics of the second century, said to be followers of the Nicolaitans. They held to Dualism and Antinomianism, and denied the last judgment and the resurrection. Epiphanius charges them with the vilest crimes.-Epiphanius, Hceres. p. 25, 26; Landon, … Continue reading “Borborites Or Borborianians (2)”

Borbetzy, Nerses an Armenian theologian, was born near Tiflis about the middle of the 12th century. He applied himself diligently to the study of logic and theology, and became bishop of Bitlis. He died in 1317. He wrote a treatise on Logic, in which he traces with discernment the systems of Plato, Aristotle, Porphyry, of … Continue reading “Borbetzy, Nerses”